Month: September 2003

OTR — OHIO release concert, Coney Island, 8-30-03

OTR — OHIO release concert, Coney Island, 8-30-03

Review by Dan Temmesfeld The Over the Rhine show last night… well, it ROCKED. openers: Griffin House was good enough to plunk down the remaining funds in my wallet for a CD. Children’s House was unique. Over the Rhine started out the show with “Spinning”…

WHAT IT TAKES TO PLEASE YOU — A tribute to OTR

WHAT IT TAKES TO PLEASE YOU — A tribute to OTR

So, no time to write a full-out, detailed review of the CD, but having listened to it three times now (it’s competing for time in my CD player with a three-CD set of “the best of Peter Gabriel” that I made the other day –…

WHAT IT TAKES TO PLEASE YOU — a tribute to Over The Rhine (short)

WHAT IT TAKES TO PLEASE YOU — a tribute to Over The Rhine (short)

Short review by Katherine Willis

ooooh la la i just got my tribute cd today and it is so lovely. i nearly peed my pants over “jack’s valentine” b/c my roommates and i are such fans of the voice-in-the-computer program (we make all the different voices say naughty things, hee hee). i haven’t listened to all of both cds yet but i love love love paul’s “all i need is everything” and drew’s grey monologue redux. i’m happy 🙂

Chef's Night Out — Andrew Dorenberg & Karen Page

Chef's Night Out — Andrew Dorenberg & Karen Page

After reading BECOMING A CHEF, DINING OUT, and the amazing CULINARY ARTISTRY, perhaps my expectations were a little high for this book. However, CHEF’S NIGHT OUT seemed thin on material, and designed for someone who is not me: a person that travels a LOT, and…

Maybe I'll Call Anna — William Browning Spencer

Maybe I'll Call Anna — William Browning Spencer

I really love W.B. Spencer’s work — I first found RESUME WITH MONSTERS, then ZOD WALLOP, then RETURN OF COUNT ELECTRIC, and IRRATIONAL FEARS is waiting to be read. MAYBE I’LL CALL ANNA is an interesting story from his early career and good in its…

The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America — Michael Ruhlman

The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America — Michael Ruhlman

The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America

Through Mr. Ruhlman’s book, I experienced what life at the Culinary must be like. It gave me an appreciation for the planning, commitment, dedication, and stamina that today’s culinary professionals must embody. It is clear that Mr. Ruhlman enjoyed his time at the Culinary and he reports fairly and accurately. Because of my background in educational administration, the pace of education (students gradutating to be replaced with new students every three weeks!) was most astounding to me, as was the sheer volume of food generated by the institution. Mr. Ruhlman is to be commended on capturing the life of a student of culinary education. This book should be required reading for all those considering a career in culinary arts.

The Tesseract — Alex Garland

The Tesseract — Alex Garland

This is the first book by Garland that I have read… The book is a quick read, well-written, and has a unique point of view. The story is interesting, and there are several very clever bits in the book. Based on my experience with this…